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IBI was awarded a prime contract for the Active Communities – Effective States Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ACES IDIQ) contract, issued by USAID’s Center of Excellence on Democracy, Rights, and Governance (The DRG Center) of the Bureau for Development, Democracy and Innovation (DDI). This contracting vehicle has a ceiling of $225,000,000, with a seven year period of performance (until 2028) and a five year ordering period (until 2026). IBI is one of ten ACES IDIQ

Discussing policy is a relatively new concept in Lao. In the past, open discussion of policy-related issues faced by SMEs was rare and considered something of a taboo. Compounding this issue was the absence of platforms for SMEs and entrepreneurs to discuss Lao business policies. The USAID Laos Business Environment Activity responded to this need by developing Policy Talk – a series of events organized around the concept of facilitating a robust discussion of key policies tha

The USAID/Laos Business Environment activity has launched an online educational platform for digital literacy skills called “SmartUP." The platform - available both on computer desktops and smartphones - provides entrepreneurs with training modules designed to improve their skills in the areas of data analysis, digital marketing, accounting, graphic design, and more. The launch event was co-chaired by Mr. Somchith Inthamith, Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, and Mr. M

In response to a priority need expressed by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, IBI’s team for the USAID/Pakistan Capacity Development Services – Small Business (PCDS-SB) activity produced a Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Assessment for the province’s Planning and Development Department (P&DD). The study identified procedural and capacity gaps in the existing M&E system, and proposed solutions that can improve the availability of data and support evidence-b